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R. S. Ghaskadvi

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arXiv1999

Reversible Random Sequential Adsorption of Dimers on a Triangular Lattice

We report on simulations of reversible random sequential adsorption of dimers on three different lattices: a one-dimensional lattice, a two-dimensional triangular lattice, and a two-dimensional triangular lattice with the nearest neighbors excluded. In addition to the adsorption of particles at a rate K+, we allow particles to leave the surface at a rate K-. The results from the one-dimensional lattice model agree with previous results for the continuous parking lot model. In particular, the long-time behavior is dominated by collective events involving two particles. We were able to directly confirm the importance of two-particle events in the simple two-dimensional triangular lattice. For the two-dimensional triangular lattice with the nearest neighbors excluded, the observed dynamics are consistent with this picture. The two-dimensional simulations were motivated by measurements of Ca++ binding to Langmuir monolayers. The two cases were chosen to model the effects of changing pH in the experimental system.

cond-mat.stat-mech↗

arXiv1999

Effect of Subphase Ca++ Ions on the Viscoelastic Properties of Langmuir Monolayers

It is known that the presence of cations like Ca++ or Pb++ in the water subphase alters the pressure-area isotherms for fatty acid monolayers. The corresponding lattice constant changes have been studied using x-ray diffraction. Reflection-absorption spectroscopy has been used to probe the chemical composition of the film. We report on the first measurements of the time evolution of the shear viscosity of arachidic acid monolayers in the presence of Ca++ ions in the subphase. We find that the introduction of Ca++ ions to the water subphase results in an increase of the film's viscosity by at least three orders of magnitude. This increase occurs in three distinct stages. First, there is a rapid change in the viscosity of up to one order of magnitude. This is followed by two periods, with very different time constants, of a relatively slow increase in the viscosity over the next 10 or more hours. The corresponding time constants for this rise decrease as either the subphase pH or Ca++ concentration is increased.

physics.chem-ph↗